May 20, 2021 SQM shuns fears of higher taxes in Chile, fast-tracks expansions Expansions are expected to boost SQM's output to 180,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate and 30,000 tonnes of lithium hydroxide by the end of 2022.
May 20, 2021 Li-ion battery manufacturer Xerotech to venture into space Ireland’s Xerotech will work with the European Space Agency to show that its PPR battery design exceeds the requirements for space applications.
May 20, 2021 Glencore leads miners in cobalt blockchain pilot The Re|Source project will be tested in real operating conditions, from cobalt mines in the DRC to electric vehicle production sites, and will run until the end of 2021.
May 19, 2021 A paper company wants to make a wooden rival to car batteries Nippon Paper Industries is targeting new breakthroughs in the use of cellulose nanofibers, with the aim of creating supercapacitors that could store and release energy with vastly improved performance.
May 19, 2021 China’s Lygend starts milestone nickel project in Indonesia Company and its Indonesian partner Harita Group plan to build other projects on Obi island to make nickel sulphate.
May 19, 2021 Canada has “right ingredients” to be EV battery leader Report shows that having most of the highly-demanded battery materials is not enough and outlines a set of immediate must-dos for Canada to get into the battery game.
May 18, 2021 Singapore Exchange eyes battery metals contracts to tap EV boom The Singapore Exchange is eyeing introducing contracts for battery metals amid a surge in demand for raw materials for EVs.
May 18, 2021 EV Metal Index jumps 85% in a month despite nickel, cobalt price drop MINING.COM’s tracker of the value of battery metals in newly sold electric cars sets new monthly record despite retreat in nickel, cobalt prices and declining per vehicle usage.
May 18, 2021 Canada Nickel drills new discovery at MacDiarmid project This is a new discovery located 23 km southwest of the company’s Crawford nickel-cobalt project in Ontario’s Timmins-Cochrane camp.
May 18, 2021 How to recycle batteries without smelting Canada Silver Cobalt explains its Re-20x hydrometallurgical process.
China’s November net gold imports via Hong Kong more than doubled from October Spot gold prices have risen about 72% this year, hitting a record $4,549.71 an ounce on Friday, the biggest annual gain since 1979. December 29, 2025 | 07:35 am
